Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- warm
- witty
- hopeful
- lazy sunday
- feel good movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film amiable and mildly uplifting but overly twee, synthetic, rushed, and lacking excitement.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Colin and four fellow inmates receive vocational training in an open prison and gain recognition through gardening.
Colin's talent for growing flowers reshapes his prospects and relationships after incarceration.
The inmates live in an experimental open prison where they move freely and prepare for release.
The prisoners are encouraged to enter a national gardening competition despite their criminal records and social marginalization.
Films like Greenfingers, and why
The Full Monty
warm british underdog comedy with eccentric characters and a redemptive institutional setting
The Shawshank Redemption
gentle prison drama centered on personal transformation, friendship, and hope
Brassed Off
amiable british ensemble comedy about outsiders finding purpose through an unlikely shared pursuit
Billy Elliot
feel-good drama about marginalized people discovering confidence and community through a competitive activity
Movie Details
- Director
- Joel Hershman
- Release Date
- 2001-07-27
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (88)
Cast
- Clive Owen
- Helen Mirren
- David Kelly
- Warren Clarke
- Danny Dyer
- Adam Fogerty
- Paterson Joseph
- Natasha Little
- Peter Guinness
- Lucy Punch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Greenfingers about?
- An incarcerated man finds an unexpected path to redemption when his gift for flowers leads an open-prison gardening team into the national spotlight.
- What is Greenfingers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Greenfingers as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Greenfingers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Greenfingers as mild.
- What did critics think of Greenfingers?
- Critics generally found the film amiable and mildly uplifting but overly twee, synthetic, rushed, and lacking excitement.
- Which films are like Greenfingers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, The Shawshank Redemption, Brassed Off, and Billy Elliot.
- How long is Greenfingers?
- Greenfingers runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Greenfingers?
- In United States, Greenfingers streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
